The Light of Dog is the result of our passions
converging into our livelihood.

Hello! We are Sue Brown and Eddie Soehnel, spouses and owners of The Light of Dog. We want to welcome you to our world of dogs.

The Light of Dog is completely a reflection of our lifestyle – which revolves around our dogs – both personally and professionally.

Sue started out in 1996 volunteering at local shelters and training her own dog and then wanting to help others, she started her dog training business in 2003.

Eddie was not happy with dog products we were buying for our dogs, so he started creating his own and then Sue's clients started asking if they could purchase.

That blossomed into us moving in 2009 to 14-acres and remodeling the old house on the property to include an indoor training and in-home boarding facility, space to produce our products and land to grow actual food and do fun things with the dogs.

Yes, we are complete dog lifestyle junkies.

Sue's Professional Background

Sue conducts all training under The Light of Dog (some of you might still remember us as Love My Dog Training) – our business in south metro Denver, Colorado, since 2004. Sue has been providing dog training and behavior counseling since 1996.

Current Titles:

Certified Dog Behavior Consultant
Certified Professional Dog Trainer
Founder & President of the Colorado Dog Trainers Network
The Boss, Da Momma, The One in Charge
The Provider of All Good Things

Known for:

Author of Juvenile Delinquent Dogs: The Complete Guide to Saving Your Sanity and Successfully Living with Your Adolescent Dog
Author of Ask The Trainer: Answers to common questions about dog training and behavior issues, including jumping, leash manners, aggression, fearfulness, and more
Infinite patience with dogs – and perhaps even more challenging, infinite patience with her husband

Her designations include:

Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers

Superpowers:

The ability to find the good in every dog, no matter how naughty they might appear to be
The ability to work seven days a week and not drop from exhaustion

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Eddie's Professional Background

Eddie is an entrepreneur in the early-stage and lower middle-market (0-$50MM) DTC, B2C and B2B2C marketplaces, and an investor across all sectors, industries and asset classes.

More about Eddie can be found on his website.

Current Titles:

Marketing and Sales Geezer
Director of Product Development
The Technology Guy
Farm Grunt

Known for:

Type-A intensity – gets things done but not always a joy to be around
Always trying to create, build and develop new things
Ability to hurt himself without help from anyone else…best to keep 6-feet from him so as not get caught in the blast wave
In dog circles, known as the guy with secret formulas that make the best, tastiest and healthiest dog treats and dog food

Superpower:

MacGyver reincarnated

Blitzen

aka “Little One” and “Squishy”

Blitzen joined our family in January 2021 at eight months of age.

Known for:

Ability to give Zooka a run for his money.
His um. . . enthusiasm. (Some might call it difficulty in controlling his impulses and his emotions. ;-))
Talking (loudly) about the things that he gets . . . enthusiastic. . . about.
Being the fun guy for all the visiting dogs to play with.
Being a master snuggler.

Superpowers:

His vocal cords. He might have been an opera singer in a past life.

Zooka

aka “Little Man”

Zooka joined our family in July 2019 at nine weeks of age.

Known for:

Eating a giant rock that required very expensive surgery.
Being an ambassador for Vizslas everywhere.
Being Sue's demo dog in classes and helper when a neutral dog is needed.
Being welcoming and friendly with everyone
Entertaining our boarding dogs.
Stalking the bunnies every single day.

Superpowers:

Ability to put a smile on our faces no matter what else is going on in the world.
Ability to make Momma feel better with hugs and kisses.
Ability to convince boarding dogs to play even if they think they didn't want to.
Ability to be happy and never get upset about anything, which is quite a feat when you live with Blitzen.

Zuzu

aka “The Greyhound”

We unexpectedly lost our beloved Zuzu June 30, 2019. We miss our feisty girl.

Known for:

Desire to have fun
Sense of humor. . . though the Rooster does not share her sense of humor
Speed
Ability, on a dare, to eat the most disgusting things (Ok, no actual dare needed)
Funky non-Greyhound hair
Relishes with reckless abandon any amount of snow and cold she encounters

Superpowers:

Ability to destroy wooden objects of any size.
Ability to remain cozy in freezing weather while lying in a snowbank and eating snow cones.

Romeo

aka “The Vizsla”

Sadly, we lost our beloved Romeo unexpectedly on May 18, 2018. He brought much joy to our lives.

Known for:

Vast knowledge and abilities
Stamina
Ability to wear out a Greyhound
Intense connection with his Momma
Intensity
Sultan of suntan…when not snuggling with his Momma, look for him in the sunroom

Superpowers:

Ability to snuggle with his Momma anywhere, anytime, no matter how small the space and how hot the temperature.
Ability to flush out the enemy (aka, bunnies) no matter how securely hidden.